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Too many people are calling for her head. That being said, I could see the thought process of her and the board leading her to attempt to handle as much as possible in the next few weeks so the new/interim president won't have to deal with much of the fallout. Her tenure is already marred - might be easier for the next president, and the univeristy, to try to "close" that chapter when she resigns rather than make another person's leadership about this issue as well.

I thought 402 was a harder class (or at least less intuitive), but I actually did much better in it. It could have been House being a better teacher than my 401 prof, but I'd rather take 402 again than 401.

I just took my lumps, got the grade required for Econ majors, and tried to forget everything about 401.

I was just up there a couple weekends ago. They have a program called the Ale trail, where you can stop at 8 breweries (doesn't have to be all in one day, but we did) and get stamps at each one. They give you a cheap-o silicone cup at the end, so I wouldn't worry about completing it if I were to go back.

That might be a good place to start if you are trying to get a list of ideas. There are about 6 downtown within walking distance so I would just stick to those.

My favorites were Right Brain and The Workshop. Not sure if the Workshop distributes, but I loved everything there (I particularly like stouts) so it would be top of my list for a trip to TC.

Shorts and Jolly Pumpkin get more press, but you can get those anywhere in Michigan for the most part.

I first want to state I completely agree that the auto-bench strategy employed recently is too heavy handed and it frustrates me to no end. I fall more in the "minutes are minutes" camp.

The only plausible defense for autobench I can think of (that hasn't been discussed extensively) is the profitability for opponents to get fouls on players diminishes as the game progresses. I.e. 3 fouls in the first half is a lot more significant than getting a 3rd foul with 6 minutes left in the second half.

So by sitting his players in the first, Beilein is taking removing the temptation for opponents to attack those players to draw fouls. By this logic, you may actually end up getting more minutes out of an Irvin or MAAR since they can play more in the second half unmolested than they might in the first.

When they end the game with only two or three fouls, this could be caused by Beilein taking those measures so opponents didn't have an incentive to get additional fouls on them. Had they gotten their fouls earlier they might be under more duress all game.

I love college basketball and work in the area so I have season tickets to the upper deck bleachers for State games (getting to see some top level B1G basketball all year is pretty nice). It is almost worth it for the UM game alone each year so all these top 10 matchups is icing on the cake.

I was lucky enough to be sitting just a few rows from the traveling Maize Rage so I had some allies. Breslin was very loud to start - most notably the shot clock violation in the first few minutes.

One thing you definitely notice from game to game is how much more amped State fans get for this game. It is on a whole other level, so for UM to come out and perform like they did is very impressive. Typically solid plays, like the shot clock violation or a block, become standing ovations. I personally feel it is much tougher for UM to win at the Breslin compared to any other team in the B1G coming to East Lansing.

Overall, very fun experience. I had to endure walking out of the Breslin wearing Maize last year so this made it all worth it. Couch wrote an article about how expectation are so high for State at home is hard for them to play there and you feel it. Every missed layup or mis-play is a huge groan from the crowd. That has to weigh on their players. The fans expect (arguably rightfully) a top 5 performance every time out. It is the cost of high expectations.

With Bradshaw and Jacobs out at the beginning of the year, they were extremely pass heavy to start, but when their running backs came back they evened out. I think the Giants are more of a running team than their season totals indicate.

The team that played in the Super Bowl tonight was much better than a 9-7 team. They were banged up, missing a bunch of studs (i.e. Bradshaw, Jacobs, and some D linemen) when most of those losses occurred. The team on the field today may very well have been the best in the NFL,as evidenced by their close game with the Packers and beating the Pats at the end of the season.

I'm not saying you don't have a point, but this year may have been a good argument for a playoff because a team wasn't penalized for injuries at the beginning of the year.

UFR-ing the whole offense seems a bit daunting with games at least twice a week, but I really liked your insight to the Stu Douglass screen play in this UFR. Personally, I would love to see a few videos of plays explained with why they work, namely how the master technician sets up and capitalizes on a teams created weakness.

I normally can't see why each play works, so if you have the ability to show two plays side by side and and the connection between them that would be awesome!

Was an effort organized by this year's Maize Rage, they sent out an email early in the year asking for volunteers to wear them at every home game. It seemed to be a follow up because last year's McLimans/Big Bird kind of flopped (seeing as McLimans got next to no playing time).

Gotta love the student section getting a little goofy! Now if we could only get normal fans there to cheer......

Good win from the Maize and Blue! Defense looked solid, great rotation and understanding of their roles. We had a few balls bounce our way with Memphis not being able to hit anything, but still a great performance.

Did he have a falling out with Michgian that I missed? I am a religous Jets fan and I have yet to hear him identify UM as the school he attended. For instance today, he went with "David Harris. Ottawa Hills." Anyone know what gives?

Barca completely outclassed Man U today. Just too much fire power up front. There were a few more missed opportunities too for barca.

I LOVE watching messi play. For me he is one of the few players in the world that any lehman can look at and tell he is superior to his competeition. He just puts more touches on the ball than anyone else right now and can make defenders look silly because of it.

Ahhhh! Nathan is always so good with twirling. I was pulling for him. But since I know nothing about the other guy other than what was posted here, I guess I can't comment on who deserved it more. I'm sure Nathan will keep tearing it up on the baton as always though!

I love people with solid fundamentals and he does everything well. He seems like he has a solid head on his shoulders so I guess I root against him less than the rest. But I wasn't too upset when he bombed his last visit to Crisler so who knows :)